Rasheed stages protest
Srinagar: On day one of the Assembly Budget session, Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rashid staged a protest outside the assembly Secretariat. Demanding Right to self Determination for Kashmiri’s’, Rasheed said that the only solution to the Kashmir issue is right to self determination. “Right to self determination is the […]
CASO in several Shopian villages
Shopian: A massive search operation was started by government forces in over one dozen villages of Shopian district in south Kashmir. Official sources said that 34 RR, 14th Bn CRPF and Shopian police started the search operation after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area. As per sources the villages […]
Labourer dies, another injured
Srinagar: A labourer died and another one was injured seriously after they fell down from an under construction bridge in Awantipora area of south Kashmir Pulwama district on Tuesday. The duo – Mohammad Abbas Mir (25), a resident of Litter Pulwama and Tanveer Ahmad Magrey ( 27) resident of Arizal Budgam, working as labourers with […]
Syrian conflict and the damage it inflicted on Palestinian cause!
It was quite pleasing to see the majority giving a big slap on the arrogant and rude Donald Trump who is trying his best to legitimize the illegal state of Israel. But we should not be complacent. It may be a welcome step but more needs to be done to liberate Palestine completely from the […]
Editorial: Weakened democracy
Srinagar: The scenes witnessed today in the state assembly as the budget session began and Governor N N Vohra was about to begin his joint address to both the houses of the legislature do not augur well for the democratic setup in the state. The protests by the opposition on this vital day when the […]
‘Tourist entry at Taj Mahal to be capped at 40K daily, for max
New Delhi:The Archaeological Survey of India is likely to restrict the number of tourists visiting the Taj Mahal to 40,000 daily, and put a three-hour cap on each ticket holder to tour the 17th-century Mughal monument in a bid to preserve the heritage site, a source in the culture ministry told PTI. Culture Secretary Ravindra […]
Aggressive strategy has to be maintained on ceasefire violations: Army chief
New Delhi: Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat today said an “aggressive strategy” has to be maintained in dealing with ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and indicated that the force has been responding effectively to such incidents. He said this responding to a question on the Army’s strategy […]
16923 kgs narcotics recovered in 2017, 1213 arrested
Jammu: Over 16,900 kgs of narcotics including 140 kgs of heroin and 374 kgs of cannabis items were seized and 1,213 people were arrested in 888 cases during anti-drug drives in 2017 in Jammu and Kashmir, the state police said today. “We have launched a war against drugs and drug peddlers across the state. A […]
Cordon and search operation in twin villages of South Kashmir
Shopian: Cordon and search operation has been started by government forces in Sugan Dragad village of Shopian district and Churath Qazigund village of South Kashmir. Sources said that the search operation was started at both places after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area. They added that large number of forces have […]
Governor’s address clueless on vital issues: Tarigami
Jammu: CPI(M) MLA from Kulgam Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami today termed Governor N N Vohra’s address to the joint session of the Jammu and Kashmir legislature “clueless” on vital issues. He said the address had no mention of any plan of initiating a credible process of dialogue with all the stake holders, banning use of pellet […]
